Winnipeg North was a provincial electoral division in

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covering part of the city of

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. It existed on two separate occasions. It was initially created for the 1883 provincial election, and abolished with the 1920 election when

became a single, ten-member constituency. At first it had one MLA elected using first past the post. In 1914 and 1915 it elected two MLAs in separate contests using first past the post. Winnipeg North was re-established for the elections of

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and

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as a four-member constituency electing MLAs using STV. In 1958, it was divided into several single-member constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Original constituency

The Winnipeg North constituency was created for the 1883 election, when the original

constituency was divided into two sections: Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South. It was a single-member constituency until the 1914 election, when it returned two members. In 1914 and 1915 elections, electors of Winnipeg North were allowed to cast one vote for each of the two seats, which were called "Winnipeg North A" and "Winnipeg North B". This "post" system ended in 1920 when the district was rolled into a new single city wide district electing ten through STV. In the early 20th century, Winnipeg North became known for its large working-class and immigrant communities. Many electors were recent immigrants from Eastern Europe, who profoundly changed the area's political character. Solomon Hart Green, elected in 1910, was the first Jewish Canadian to serve in a Canadian provincial legislature. Richard Rigg, returned in 1915 for Winnipeg North "B", was the first

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elected in Manitoba.

Winnipeg North

Winnipeg North A

Winnipeg North B

Re-established constituency

The single constituency of Winnipeg was divided into three sections for the 1949 election: Winnipeg North, Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg South. All three constituencies elected four members to the legislature, with electors choosing members by a

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. Winnipeg North had very prominent Jewish and Ukrainian communities in this period, and was by far the most left-wing section of the city.

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, Manitoba's only

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(MLA), was returned for Winnipeg North in both 1949 and 1953. The

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was the area's dominant party, and returned two members in both elections. The constituency was eliminated at the 1958 election, when Manitoba abolished its multi-member seats. Several single-member constituencies were created in its place.

Winnipeg North (1949–1958)

Election results

1883

1886

1888

1892

1896

1899

1903

1907

1910

1914

Winnipeg North A

Winnipeg North B

1915

Winnipeg North A

Winnipeg North B

1918 by-election

1949

1953

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Winnipeg North (Provincial Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba